In particular, at least on this netbook (I’m using it right now), Gnome Network Manager did not want to connect to a wireless network unless I also used the Gnome desktop. If I restarted the computer, I would have to start up Gnome, connect to the wireless network, then exit Gnome and return to Fluxbox until the next restart or power off. (No, I don’t understand why, but it was mildly inconvenient.)

Wicd reliably connects regardless of the destop environment or window manager I use.

Here’s a picture of the wicd connection dialog under Fluxbox (the background is a picture I took during our one Virginia Beach snowfall last year):

Once I verified that wicd was working, I removed the Gnome Network Manager. (Wicd had disabled it, but I wanted it gone.)

Xscreensaver, removing the Gnome screensaver, which is exceedingly lame.

I also restored my home folder and my Fluxbox configuration files from the backup on my file server.

Here’s a shot of the Fluxbox menu with Gkrellm running in the slit, with my restored menu and transparency settings:

After all this, I have used only 3,967,704 of 26,913,012 1k blocks or 16% of the drive and have a fully functional installation with multiple browsers, graphics programs, an office suite, and all kinds of other good stuff.

I know I shall do a little more tinkering. In particular, I’m trying other email programs. I’m still loyal to Opera’s M3 for mail, but, since this is not my primary email computer, I am experimenting with slimming down the load I place on Opera by moving mail to another application.

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